Toy gun



UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM R. M. TENNEY, OF BOSTO N, MASSACHUSETTS.

TOY GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,212, dated July 2, 1895. Application filed .April 29, 1895. Serial No. 547,475. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. M. TEN- NEY, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of toy guns which are used for exploding paper caps; and it has for its object to provide a toy gun adapted not only to explode a cap, but also at the same time to expel a projectile from the barrel of the gun.

The invention also has for its object to provide a toy of this class with certain adjunctssuch as a whistle and a bird-call-whereby its capabilities may be increased. The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Ofthe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a top View of my improved toy. Fig. 2 represents a side View of the same.

In the drawings, a represents a barrel having a longitudinal bore, and b represents a plunger which is fitted to reciprocate in said bore and is provided with a head or handle I) at its rear end, the latter being connected by a spring 0 with a suitable part of the barrel, the arrangement being suchthat when the plunger isretracted the spring is dis tended, and when the plunger is released the spring acts to forcibly project the plunger. The spring, as here shown, is a piece of elastic material passing through an orifice b in the head I) and suitably engaged with the forward portion of the barrel.

On the plunger b, I mount a cap-exploding hammer d, which forms one side of a cap-receiving recess d and is arranged so that when the plunger is projected the hammer will strike the rear end of the barrel a and will thus be caused to explode a cap contained in said recess. I have here shown the hammer d as a ring or washer, which is preferably of metal, placed loosely upon the plunger b and in such proximity to the inner end of the head I) that the recess 01' is formed by the adjacent surfaces of the hammer'd and of the head.

e represents a trigger, which is pivoted at e to the end of barrel and is arranged to engage the barreland hold the plunger in a retracted position, as shown in Fig. 2. The plunger being in this position and a cap inserted between the hammer and the head 19', a movement of the trigger, which releases the plunger, will permit the spring to forcibly project the plunger and thus cause the explosion of the cap when the hammer reaches the rear end of the barrel. At the same time the plunger projects from the barrel any projectile which may have been placed thereinin advance of the plunger.

ffrepresent wire arms attached to the outer end of the barrel, said arms being formed and arranged to loosely hold a rubber ball or other projectile of larger diameter than the barrel. The plunger when projected enters the space between the arms, and therefore is adapted to eject from the arms any projectile that may be placed therein.

I do not limit myself to the armsfas the holder for the projectile, and may employ a holder of any desired construction adapted to hold an enlarged projectile outside of the barrel. It is obvious, however, that when a projectile of sufficient size to enter the barrel is employed the said holder will not be required. The sleeve f, to which the armsf are affixed, maybe removable from the barrel, and a tube may be substituted therefor adapted to contain smaller projectilessuch as beans.

9 g represent arms formed upon the barrel o and projecting laterally therefrom in opposite directions. Said arms constitute convenient means for holding the barrel, serving as handles therefor. One of the arms, as here shown, is constructed as a whistle having a mouth-piece g The other arm may be utilized as a part of an acoustic toy known as a bird-call, its outer end being here shown as provided with a cylindrical seat 9 upon which is placed a rotary cap 9 When the seat g is coated with resin and the cap g rotated thereon, a particularly disagreeable penetrating sound is emitted, which adds to the effectiveness of the aggregation.

The arm 9 may have a chamber 9 to con- I ob tain a series of the paper caps, the cap g serving as a cover for said chamber.

The head I) may have a slot 17 open at its rear end to receive and prevent the removal pel an arrow, the plunger being removed and the arrow placed in the barrel in place of the plunger.

Fire-crackers maybe expelled from the barrel by the plunger, the crackers being ignited before being expelled.

I claim- 1. A toy gun comprising a barrel, a springaetuated plunger movable in said barrel, and a hammer which is movable upon the plunger and forms one side of a cap-holding recess, said hammer being arranged to abut against a part of the barrel when the plunger is projected and thereby explode a cap inserted in said recess.

2. A toy gun comprising a barrel having a \VILLIAM R. M. TENNEY.

Witnesses:

O. F. BROWN, A. D. HARRISON. 

